Jun 11, 2024
What do quilting retreats do for you? What does one gain from time and money spent for a retreat? To answer, first we’ll consider the obvious. They give you time to finish projects that you never seem to have time for at home. They let you escape for a while from the...
Mar 21, 2024
My scrappy adventure began as a noble and thrifty notion to save all quilt scraps when sewing quilt tops. The left-over pieces are still lovely usable fabric, after all, and it would be a wasteful shame to just toss them out with yesterday’s garbage. If you have been...
Dec 27, 2023
Do you make new year’s resolutions? Do you carry through with them or seem to somehow slip back into old habits within the first week or month? Have you ever made a quilter’s new year’s resolution? Do you have quilting goals, such as, organize and turn...
Nov 30, 2023
You’ve probably heard this phrase if you’re a quilter: “if life gives you scraps, make a quilt”. And if you’re a quilter you get the meaning, but seriously, that pile (and bags, and totes, and boxes) of scraps can become an ever-increasing, constantly growing mountain...
Nov 9, 2023
Quilts are a blessing to give and receive. They give comfort, warmth, security and a feeling of being loved. Giving a quilt is not only a blessing of love and warmth to the recipient; it brings joy to the giver as well. Thus, the gift of a quilt is a double blessing....
